Back arrow Emoji

Symbols

A blue square featuring a left-pointing white arrow positioned above the word 'BACK'. It functions as a clear visual instruction to reverse a previous action or navigate to a preceding page.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to icon for signaling a desire to return to a previous screen, undo a mistake, or suggest that someone should back off from a topic. It is frequently used in digital menus and web navigation alongside directional indicators like ⬅️ or ◀️.

History

Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the back arrow was adapted from standard UI design patterns found in early mobile operating systems and web browsers. It was designed to help users identify navigation controls quickly in a text-heavy interface.

Details

Glyph

🔙

Unicode

U+1F519

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f519:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD19;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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